About Max Chapman
Lived 1911 – 1999 (aged 87–88). Max Chapman was a British painter.
Max Balthazar Chapman (1911 – 1999) was an English visual artist. He was primarily a painter, but also made drawings, collages, and photographs.
Chapman attended Dulwich College, then the Byam Shaw Art School, 1927–30, where he was taught and befriended by Charles Ricketts. In 1931, Ricketts provided for Chapman to take "a scholarship to Italy and the European Grand Tour".
According to his obituary in The Independent, Chapman "showed widely, ranging from the established Royal Academy, London Group and Leicester Galleries to the more experimental Grabowski, Molton and New Vision Centre galleries, and abroad".
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Who was Max Chapman?
British artist (1911-1999)
When was Max Chapman born?
Max Chapman was born in 1911 in London.
When did Max Chapman die?
Max Chapman died in 1999 in London.
What was Max Chapman's occupation?
Max Chapman was a painter.
What nationality was Max Chapman?
Max Chapman was British.
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